Gang Injunction To Be Filed Against Toonerville

Today I saw a 6-page public notice taped to a sign at San Fernando Road and Chevy Chase, in front of Tacos el Sauz. The notice was dated today, 11/15/08 and was on letterhead from the City of Glendale City Attorney's Office.

TO: TOONERVILLE (aka TVR), a criminal street gang sued as an unincorporated association, DOES 1 through 300, inclusive.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ex rel. Rockard J. Delgadillo, as the City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles ("Plaintiff") and Scott H. Howard as the City Attorney for the City of Glendale, Hereby Puts You On Notice that it will file an Ex Parte Application for an Order to Show Cause ("OSC") Re: Preliminary Injunction to be heard on November 20, 2008 at 8:30a.m. in Department 86, Los Angeles Superior Court at 111 North Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012. Before said hearing, Plaintiff will file its "Complaint for Injunction to Abate a Public Nuisance" entitled People of the State of California, Plaintiff vs. Toonerville (aka TVR), a criminal street gang sued as an unincorporated association, Does 1 through 300, inclusive, Defendants.

Toonerville is a very old Atwater-based street gang that has some peripheral involvement in south Glendale. Last I heard, their activities were heavily tamped down compared to their peak in the late 90's and early 2000's, but this should keep the lid on them even further. The injuction would make any public association between known members of the gang off limits in a huge swath of Glendale and Northeast L.A., including specific bans on hanging out in Chevy Chase and Palmer Park.